Everyone has a fighting chance
MMOs are the perfect playgrounds for chaos. Drop thousands of players into one seamless and dynamic world and you get nothing short of complete anarchy. You’d be hard-pressed to find a game that didn’t have its fair share of terrible people trolling others. With that being said though, a solid community in an MMO can be one of the most beautiful and cohesive things on the planet.
The Project Gorgon KickStarter initiative is nearing its end and the team is grateful to the 1,000+ unique backers it has attracted, as well as the $60,000+ that has been raised thus far. With less than 24-hours to go, Elder Game developers are encouraging any last minute backers to get involved now to push the game even further.
In a recent book by staff writer Morgan Ramsay interviewed John Smedley about his thoughts regarding start up companies and his notion that he might start one up at some point in the future. Apparently, that future is now with Smedley’s announcement earlier this week that he had resigned from Daybreak Game Company and is striking out on his own.
Trion is reminding ArcheAge players that server Evolution transfers will begin on Tuesday, August 25th, through Friday, September 4th. Transfers are free during this time period.
Devilian Producer Drewcifer has published the latest Producer Letter that gives some interesting details about the team’s recent visit to Germany during Gamescom.
Gazillion Entertainment has launched a new in-game event for Marvel Heroes 2015, called Mystic Mayhem, taking place in a new zone.
2D side-scrolling MMORPG La Tale has received a major update that includes significant changes to several key features and systems, as well as the addition of new playable character class, the Card Master.
The Shroud of the Avatar team has sent out this week’s newsletter that, as usual, is packed with information about development and community news throughout the week.
Gaijin has announced that the next testing phase for its innovative vehicular MMO, Crossout, is underway. Those who have already applied to become part of the test should check email, while those hoping to get involved are still able to sign up for this and subsequent tests.
The Star Citizen site has been updated with a look at the progress being made on one of the game’s core features, Star Marine. While several issues have cropped up during a recent merge to integrate work done by a variety of teams working on the project, Star Marine is progressing as the team continues to battle the bugs.